2018 Largest Gas Station Convenience Store Chains in the US

Stores With the Highest Total Store Count

The U.S. convenience store industry continues to grow, with combined sales of $616.3 billion in annual revenue for 2017, according to Convenience Store News. Last year’s growth was slower for convenience store chains than in previous years, however, with a 9-percent revenue increase that was driven largely by a 12.4-percent increase in gas prices.

The convenience store segment of the U.S. retail industry is a segment worth watching and measuring. There are many ways to measure and rank the “largest” convenience store chains operating in the U.S. The way CSNews chooses to measure and rank each year is according to the total U.S. store count, whether the parent company is based in the U.S. or not.

Changes in the Rankings

Comparing the rankings of the 100 Largest Convenience Store chains from 2017 and 2018 reveals that the top ten largest convenience store chains operating in the U.S. which includes 7-11, BP, Shell, Chevron, and Alimentation Couche-Tard, don’t change their rankings much from year to year.

The exception to that on the 2018 largest Convenience Store ranking list is Andeavor Corp., which jumped up 26 ranking positions into the #10 position, and Valero, which didn’t make the top 100 list at all last year but came in at #15 this year.

The Rankings Data

The following list shows a two-year comparison of Largest C-Store Chain rankings. The list is arranged numerically, according to the 2018 rank of the retail chain. The numbers on the left of each store indicate the rankings of the chain in 2018 and 2017 as measured by total U.S. store count when compared to a total of 100 of the largest convenience store chains. Several stores tied for the top spots, which explains why you'll see two different stores ranked for #51, for example.